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be-beorgan

to ward off something ⬩ to guard one's self against ⬩ to save one's self ⬩ to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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.), to guard one's self against. with dat. of person only, to save one's self Hí heom sylfum beburgon mid Godes fultume, Gr. D. 335, 24.

æt-wítan

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Heó ætwát ðǽm hǽþnum heora dysignesse. Shrn. 57, 33. Se hálga wer him ætwát ꝥ ꝥ hé on þám wege dyde ei vir sanctus hoc quod in via egerat improperavit , Gr. D. 129, 23. Hé ætwát him sylfum þæt hé ne hreówsode his synna, Ps. Th. 31, arg.

feax

a bush

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Ꝥ fýr ne fornam ne án hǽr heora feaxes, Hml. S. 30, 465. Fexe, hǽre capillatura, An. Ox. 1214. Heó hire wætres bæd, and hí þwóhg, and hyre feax gerǽdde (crines composuit), Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 232, 9.

Linked entries: feaxede feax-gerǽdian

áþ

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Þá witan gerehton Eádgife þæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian be swá miclan feó, and beo þæs áð lǽdde on ealre ðeóde gewitnesse, and geclǽnsude hire fæder þæs ǽgiftes be .xxx. punda áðe, 202, 1-6.

neb-wlitu

(n.)
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Heora nebwlite wǽron swilce rose and lilie, 23, 780

innian

(v.)
Grammar
innian, p. ode

To get within ⬩ put in ⬩ bring in ⬩ put up ⬩ lodge

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Ðá hí ðider cómon ðá woldon hí innian hí ðær heom sylfan gelícode when they came thither then they wanted to put themselves up, where it pleased themselves, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177. 35

rǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-líc, adj.
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Tó smeágenne wið his witan hwet heom eallum rǽdlícost þúhte, Chr. 1006; Erl. 141, 4

hǽðenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽðenisc, adj.

Heathenish, pagan ⬩ gentilis

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Heathenish, pagan Heora biscepas sǽdon ðæt heora godas bǽdon ðæt him man worhte anfiteatra ðæt mon mehte ðone hǽðeniscan plegan ðǽrinne dón suasere pontifices, ut ludi scaenici diis expetentibus ederentur, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 12

ofer-seolfrian

(v.)

to cover with silver

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to cover with silver Hié eall heora wǽpn ofersylefredan deargentatis armis, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 138, 31. Eall heora wǽpn wǽron ofersylefreda, 3, II; Swt. 146, 23. Ofersylfrede (-seolfrade, Ps. Lamb. ) deargentatae, Ps. Spl. 67, 14

má

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Þá menn magon geseón heora freónd, and ne magon heom þeáh ná náne góde ne beón, ne hí hym þe má, Solil. H. 68, 30. longer, further, again, besides Woldest þú áwiht má witan ? nihilne plus scire cupis?, Solil. H. 14, 21. Hwí ácsast þú má æfter ðám?

fram-adón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-adón, he -adéþ; p. -adyde; pp. -adón

To do or take from or away ⬩ cut off ⬩ auferre ⬩ abscīdĕre

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To do or take from or away, cut off; auferre, abscīdĕre Sóna heó ðone fefer framadéþ it will soon take away the fever, Herb. 12, 5; Lchdm. i. 104, 15. Mildheortnesse his he framadéþ misericordiam suam abscīdet, Ps. Lamb. 76, 9

lengan

(v.)
Grammar
lengan, p. de

To pertain ⬩ belong

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To pertain, belong Ðonne heó byþ ii and xx niht eald ðæt ðú gesihst hit lenceþ tó góde and gefeán when the moon is twenty-two nights old, what thou seest belongs to good and to joy, Lchdm. iii. 160, 9

níd-bádere

(n.)
Grammar
níd-bádere, es; m.

One who exacts toll

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One who exacts toll Ic him álýfde alle nédbáde tuegra sceopa, ða ðe ðǽr ábǽdde beóþ from ðǽm nédbáderum in Lundentúnes hýðe, and nǽfre ic ne míne lástweardas ne ða nédbáderas geþrístlǽcen ðæt heó hit onwenden, Chart. Th. 29, 7-14

Linked entry: bádere

fǽr-deáþ

apoplexy

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Sǽde Cecilia þám brýdguman þ heó gesáwe engel of heofenum, and sé wolde hyne sleán myd fǽrdeáþe (he would strike him dead), gif hé hyre onhryne, Shrn. 149, 24. Substitute:

hnifol

Grammar
hnifol, hneofola (-e?)
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Hneofulan (heo-fulan, v. l. heafolan, lxxiv, 4) fronti Lch. i. lxx, 3. Add:

hrís

(adj.)
Grammar
hrís, (?); adj.
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. ¶ in a local name :-- Heó ann ðæs landæs æt Hrísan beorgan, C. D. iii. 360, 4. Cf. Ultra flumen Tamense, Hrisebeorgam, 347, 11. See preceding word

seowian

(v.)
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Álces mannes miht þe on módignysse færð is þám gelic swilce man siwige áne bytte, and bláwe hí fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þyrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml. S. 34, 316. Add

swég-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
swég-cræft, es; m.

The art of playing on a musical instrument,

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'Ic ongite ðæt ðín dohtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfþ hine ná wel geleornod, ' Ap. Th. 16, 17-24

á-wefan

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Heó wæs gegyred myd golde áwefenum hrægelum, Shrn. 149, 21. Add

hírsum-ness

obedience ⬩ obedience ⬩ humility ⬩ service

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Ðǽre forman eádmódnesse stepe is hýrsumnes bútan elcunge ... sóna swá heom ǽnig þing fram heora ealdre geboden bið, hí þæt bútan elcunge mid weorce gefremmað, R. Ben. 19, 14-19: 12, 12.